WEMS Earth's Systems Quiz

The Earth’s system that involves all our air is called the ________________.

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

The Earth’s system that involves all our water is called the ________________.

• hydrosphere
• geosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The Earth’s system that involves all our rock is called the ________________.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which type of volcano would be the least explosive?

• cinder cone

• stratovolcano

• shield volcano

• composite cone

Earthquake vibrations are detected, measured, and recorded by instruments called

• sonar graphs

• seismographs

• Richter scales

• magnetometers

The Richter scale measures which of the following earthquake characteristics?

• intensity

• Frequency

• magnitude

• probability

Which is the most accurate statement about Earth’s interior?

• crust is thickest beneath the oceans

• inner core is composed of molten Silicone and Aluminum

• pressure within the mantle increases with depth

• temperature within the core decreases with depth

What are the two most common elements in Earth’s crust?

• Iron and aluminum

• Iron and silicon

• Aluminum and Silicon

• Oxygen and silicon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What rock forms when a pre-existing rock is altered as a result of heat and pressure?

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Sandstone

• sedimentary rocks

Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface is called:

• lava

• mantle rock

• parent rock

• magma